Cognitive skills, personality traits and dropout in Dutch vocational education

Abstract Designing effective educational programs to reduce dropout in higher and vocational education requires thorough understanding of the underlying mechanisms of study success. This study examines if first-year dropout is associated with cognitive ability and personality traits as measured by a...

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Main Authors: Irene Eegdeman, Martijn Meeter, Chris Van Klaveren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-10-01
Series:Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40461-018-0072-9